15 Years
15th anniversary of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation
25 April 2019 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation. It is cause to celebrate a solid and sincere track record of programme implementation to better the lives of our people. Some of the work of the Foundation predates its formal...
From Mud huts to Smartboards: President Ramaphosa hands over schools in KwaZulu-Natal
On 17 April President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the handover of three new primary schools, namely Enhlanhleni, Lembe and Ingweni Phaphama, respectively located in Dannhauser, Utrecht and Vryheid in the Amajuba and Zululand District municipalities, KwaZulu-Natal. The...
Earn your B-BBEE points and make a real difference
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation can be the means by which to comprehensively, effectively and efficiently fulfil Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) compliance. B-BBEE helps redress the race- and gender-based economic and social inequities of apartheid. It...
Women show their mettle despite barriers
16 April 2019 Black Umbrellas, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s partner entity that supports 100% Black-owned businesses in the critical first three years of their existence, has a 40% retention of women-owned businesses at its incubators across the country. This is...
Solar lights for primary school learners
Solar Buddy, an Australian non-profit organisation, donated 3 000 solar lights to Adopt-a-School as part of the 2018 Global Citizen campaign. The lights were sponsored by Flight Centre Foundation. Almost a thousand lights were donated to learners and staff at...
Impressive growth of Black SMEs
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s partner entity, Black Umbrellas, has shared its most recent performance milestones. It shows continued impressive growth and development of small and medium sized Black enterprises in South Africa.
Education, jobs, an inclusive, empowered society and human rights
28 March 2019 Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Established as Shanduka Foundation in 2004, the corporate social investment arm of the Shanduka Group, the Foundation changed its name in 2015 following Cyril Ramaphosa’s divestment...
Climbing Africa’s peak for a cause
Adopt-a-School’s Fundraising Manager, Cassandra Pireu-Pilossof, joined 14 other climbers in March to tackle Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. A fundraising challenge to build a library at Qhobosheane Primary school in Soweto, it was undertaken in...
Education, Jobs, An Inclusive, Empowered Society & Human Rights
For Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, overcoming unemployment, poverty and inequality through education and SME growth and development, both promotes and is dependent on an inclusive and empowered society in which all people fully and equally enjoy all human rights and...
Raising responsible young men
Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust participated in Tracker South Africa's "Tomorrow's Man Programme" in March by hosting 12 boys from Minerva Secondary School for the day. The initiative aims to raise responsible young men by providing access to role models, mentors and...
Adopt-a-School drives learner social welfare
Adopt-a-School, together with Premier Optical, visited Mosaledi Primary School and Sengana Primary School in Hammanskraal in March to dispense spectacles to 58 learners as part of its social welfare drive in School Health Week from 4 to 8 March. Good vision is key to...
CELEBRATING WORLD WILDLIFE DAY
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation was pleased to collaborate with the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) to celebrate World Wildlife Day on 3 March with one of the biggest outdoor classroom days. Four hundred learners from 30 schools participated in a...
Reaching for Africa’s Highest Peak in aid of Education
Adopt-a-School Foundation recently hosted the #Kili4Kids Climbers Press Launch. Twenty volunteers are set to begin their hike of Mount Kilimanjaro on 11 March 2019. These brave volunteers are attempting to raise R1.4 million to construct a library, inclusive of...
#KILI4KIDS Initiative
Adopt-a-School Foundation have partnered with Flight Centre Foundation South Africa to raise funds to build a library at...
Eight Schools in Motheo receive infrastructure
KST in partnership with the Free State Department of Education handed over infrastructure to 8 schools in Thaba Nchu in the Motheo District. With an investment of over R8 million, the infrastructure will benefit 4208 learners and 151 educators from Ereskuld Primary,...
Motheo District Well Done Function
The Free State Department of Education hosted the Motheo Well-done Function at Setjhaba se Maketse School in Botshabelo. The aim of the Well-done function was to honour and celebrate through awards, the tireless work and contribution of key role players within the...
Together we can do more
Last year, ahead of Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, Solar Buddy in partnership with Global Citizen, the Flight Centre Travel Group and Adopt-a-School Foundation delivered 6,000 solar lights to students at eight schools supported by the Thari safe park in...
Love-a-School Fundraiser
The Love-a-School Fundraiser at Montecasino hosted by Adopt-a-School Foundation on 13 February 2019, was a great success. Thank you to all that attended and the comedians that participated; Mojak Lehoko, Angel Campey, Chris Mapane and Stig Khwalo Dlamini. The event...
Adopt-a-School Foundation Building Schools of Excellence
Love-a-School Fundraiser
Help support Adopt-a-School Foundation by joining them for a night of laughter in support of education. Adopt-a-School Foundation is hosting a night of live comedy featuring awesome comedians at Parker’s Comedy and Jive – MonteCasino, on 13 February 2019. Get your...